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| the war between Zeus (and his allies) vs. Cronus and the other Titans. Zeus tricks Cronus into disgorging his other children, who team up with their brother Zeus. Hecatonchires and Cyclopes (other children of Gaia and Uranus) also ally with Zeus. Zeus wins and locks the Titans down in Tartarus (darkness beneath the Earth). |
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| the 100-handers. children of Gaia and Uranus. side with Zeus in the Titanomachy and hurl rocks. |
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| One-eyed children of Gaia and Uranus. side with Zeus in the Titanomachy. |
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| war of Zeus vs. the Giants. giants rose from blood of Uranus' genitals. Zeus defeats giants and locks them below the earth (they become the origin of volcanoes). |
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| sort of like a dragon. 100 snake heads. child of Gaia and Tartarus. Defeated by Zeus and casted down into Tartarus. |
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| son of Iapetus and Clymene. brings fire to the mortals. Zeus punishes him - tied to a wheel, stake through chest, liver eaten by eagle every day. Tricks Zeus into accepting bones and fat as a sacrifice so mankind can keep the meat. When Zeus hides fire, Prometheus steals it back again. |
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| Gold, Silver, Bronze, Hero, Iron (in that order). know details of these. |
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| name means "afterthought". Prometheus' brother. Accepted Pandora as a gift from Zeus, thus unleashing her on mankind. |
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| collaborative effort created by the Olmypic gods. Given as a "gift" to mankind but in reality unleashes evil and suffering and pain into the world. out of her box. |
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| loved by Zeus. Hera gets jealous and turns her into a cow. Runs to Egypt where she finds Zeus who turns her back human. |
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| 100-eyed guardian of Io. Gets lulled to sleep by Hermes, who then cuts Argus' head off. His 100 eyes then become the spots on a peacock's tail. |
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| tyrant. Lycaon tests Zeus to see if he is really a god. Serves cooked human to Zeus. In his anger, Zeus brings down Lycaon's house and turns Lycaon into a wolf. |
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| Zeus' way of wiping out mankind. |
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| son of Prometheus. Sole male survivor of the flood. Husband of Pyrrha. pious, devout. At Themis' (goddess) command, throws rocks over shoulder to make new men. |
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| Daughter of Epimetheus. Wife of Deucalion. Sole female survivor of flood. repopulates earth by throwing rocks over shoulder to form women per advice of goddess Themis. |
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| "when on high". babylonian epic of creation. |
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| eastern myth figure similar to Gaia. fights Marduk (similar to Zeus) and loses. |
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| Eastern myth version of Zeus. Fights and defeats Tiamat (gaia like figure). |
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| eastern myth figure similar to cronus. Warns Atrahasis about Enlil's flood, helping Atrahasis to survive. |
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| eastern myth figure similar to uranus |
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| wise man. similar to Noah or Prometheus or Deucalion. Survives Enlil's flood thanks to Enki (Ea)'s warning. |
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| Hero King from Eastern Mythology. Becomes close friends with Enkidu, who is made to be his rival. |
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| eastern myth figure. Survivor of the flood. immortal, lives far off at the "mouths of the rivers". |
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| eastern myth figure. goddess who wants to marry Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh denies her, she sends down the Bull of Heaven, which Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeat. |
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